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New World Park Carnival D.I.Y Lantern Decoration Contest 16Sep Mid-Autumn Festival 7Oct (RECURRING every Saturday of the month) We Run George Town (RECURRING every Thursday of the month) Occupy Beach Street (RECURRING every Sunday of the month) Hash House Harriets Penang Runs (RECURRING every Thursday of the month) Hin Sunday Pop-up Market (RECURRING… Read more »

George Town Festival Whiteaways Arcade Exhibitions, Until Sept 3rd 2017 Of the twenty-plus art exhibitions happening during this year’s George Town Festival, five of them are within the Whiteaways Arcade, and so can be visited all in an hour or two. The temporary galleries, although small, make a good temporary… Read more »

The slow and emergency lanes on the first Penang Bridge will be closed for one year due to maintenance works. Operator PLUS Malaysia Berhad said the lanes will be closed for six months on one side and another six months on the other side starting this August 22. PLUS chief… Read more »

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PARIS, March 19 — Along with Valletta, Malta, the northern Dutch city of Leeuwarden is one of the 2018 European Capitals of Culture. With a host of cultural events in store, it’s the ideal opportunity to head off the Netherlands’...

SAVOIE, March 19 — Voted World’s Best Ski Resort at the 2017 World Ski Awards, Val Thorens now has more thrills to offer skiers in this second part of its season, with an escape room adventure game set in a cable car cabin, suspended at...

NEW YORK, March 19 — Great travel photography is an intricate combination, one that documents an area’s landscape, people, culture, and history, sometimes in a single image. Thanks to Instagram, it’s never been easier to find pages that...

LISBON, March 19 — Portugal’s tourism boom has made the industry one of the biggest contributors to the national economy and the largest employer, with almost 1 million direct and indirect jobs, the head of the World Travel & Tourism Council...

OTARU (Hokkaido), Marc 18 — There is snow everywhere. Winter in Hokkaido promises this and with snowfall, a number of winter festivals all over this northern Japanese island. The most famous one is the Sapporo Snow Festival, of course, with its...